Supporting bracket



April 14, 1925.

A.ISAKS A SUPPORTING BRACKET Filed May 9. 1923 ATTORNEYS.

Patented Apr. 14, 1925 UNITED STATES I ANDREW SAKSA, OF BRIDGEIOB'I, CONNECTICUT.

SUPPORTING- BRACKET.

Application filed May 9,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW SAKSA, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bridgeport, county of Fairfield, State of Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Supporting Bracket, of which the following is a specification. p

This invention relates toa support for various articles such as curtains and shades, or garments, and has for an object to provide an improved support which may be easily mounted, may be easily adjusted for different lengths or to place the supporting hooks in different positions, which will be simple in construction, and which will be very rigidly secured in position by the weight of the article supported.

With the foregoing and other objects in view I have devised the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the article employed as a support for a curtain and a shade. i

Fig. 2 is a transverse section showing this same device. i

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a hook used as a hanger for the garments or similar articles. I

Fig. 4 is a front view of the bar used for carrying the element shown in Fig. 3, and

Fig. 5 is a top plan view thereof.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2 where the device is shown as a support for shades and curtains, the frame of a door or window is indicated at 10, a curtain at 11, on a curtain rod 12 and a shade 13 on a usual roller 14 having the usual round pivot pin 15 at one end and the usual flat or spring operating pin, not shown, at the other end. For this purpose the bracket or support comprises a flat bar 16 bent laterally adjacent its opposite ends to provide parallel portions 17 which are then bent in opposite directions parallel to the body portion to provide feet 18 whereby the bar may be secured to the frame 10 by screws 19 extending through openings in these feet, the portions 17 providing means for spacing the body of the bar from the surface of the frame. The support for the curtain and shade comprises a block 20 having a transverse slot or notch 21 adaptedto receive the upper edge of the bar 16, and pivoted to this block outwardly of the bar by a suitable pin 22 is the supporting element 23,- that shown being a piece of flat pose of more securely 1923. Serial N0. 637,732.

its outer ends with the the shade and "the curtain on the element 23 will tend to rotate it about its pivot-42, and will securely clamp the bar 16' between the block 20 and the finger 26 so that the greater the weight the greater will be the clampingeffect on the bar. If it is desired to remove the support all that is necessary is to lift the element 23 about its pivot removing the finger 26 from clamping engage ment with the lower end of the bar 16 when the block 20 may be lifted off the bar. Thus when the shades or curtainsare not hung the bar 16 may be left in position, and when it is desired to hang the shades or curtains all that is necessary is to apply the supporting means to the bar. By lifting theelement 23 a small amountit may beadjusted longitudinally of the bar 16 to accommodate different lengths of rollers. For the purholding this supporting element in a given position and to prevent accidental longitudinal movement of the same on bar 16, the lower edge of this bar is preferably provided with a. series of notches 29 adapted to receivethe'upper edge a of the finger 26. It willthus be apparent that with the finger in one ofthese notches the weight of the article supported will securely clamp the supporting means at any given position on the bar 16 and there will be no danger of accidental displacement.

In Fig. 3 is shown a supporting means to which may be hung various articles such as garments. In this device the supporting element is secured to the bar the same as in the first device,the same block 20 being employed towhich the element 30 is pivoted at 31 and which element has the finger 32 to engage the lower edge of the bar the same as finger 25in the first form. The, element 30 is shaped for the particular work to be performed. In the present case it has an outwardly extending portion" 33 with one or more hooks 34 on the underside'thereof. The weight of the article supported clamps this element to the bar, the same as in the first form, and it may be removed from, applied to and adjusted along the bar the same as in the first form. In the use of the latter construction, however, it will probably be desirable in most instances to employ alonger supporting bar, as for instance, that shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the bar being shown at with the spacing legs 86 and feet for the securing screws 38. To make the bar more rigid it may be provided with one or more intermediate supports, such as screw 39 with a spacing element 40. The bar in this case isi also provided with notchesel on its lower e e. a

It will; be apparenttrom the foregoing description that the article is very simple in construction, may be easily applied to and removed from the supporting bar, and may also be easily adjusted along this bar. It will further be apparent that it will be securely clamped to this bar by the weight of the articles supported, and is not liable to he accidentally displaced.

' Having thus set forth the nature of my invention, what I claim is: I

1.' In an article support'ng device, a bar, means for mounting the bar, a block provided with a notch to engage the top of said bar, and an article support pivoted to said block and supported thereby, said support being provided with a portion engaging the bottom of said bar and adapted to grip the same under the action of the article suparticle supported,

ported. p p l 2. In an article suportmg devlce, a bar, means for mounting the bar, a block provided with a transverse slot adapted to re ceive the upper edge of said bar, and an artiole support pivoted to the block outwardly of the bar and supported thereby, said sup? port being provided with a portion extending under, the bar and adapted to grip the bottom edge thereof under the action of the 3. In an article supporting device, a substantially horizontal bar, means ife-r mounting the bar, a block provided with a transthe upper edge of the bar, and an article support pivoted to the block at one side of the bar and supported thereby, said supportbeing provided with a portion extending under the lower edge of the bar and adapted to engage the same and beheld in engagement under action of the, article sup ported. 1 r l 5. In an article supporting device, a substantially flat bar placed on edge and provided with a plurality of notches in. its lower edge, means for mounting the bar, a block provided with a transverse slot adapted to receive the upper edge of the bar, and an article support pivoted to the block and supported thereby, said support being provided with a portion extending under the bar and adapted to seat in the notches in the lower edge thereof and beheld therein under action of the article supported.

6. In an article supporting device, abar adapted to be mounted on a suitable support, a block provided with a transverse slot adapted to receive the upper edge of said bar, and an article support pivoted to the block and supported thereby, said bar and article support, being provided with coacting means held in engagement by the weight of the article supported to secure the block in position on the bar and adapted to be disengaged by turning said support on its pivot to release the block. c v A In testimony whereof I; afiix my signature.

ANDREW SAKS-A. 

